netdev - Re: [NET]: gen_estimator: fix locking and timer related bugs [Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 8668] New: HTB Deadlock]

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Date:	Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:25:45 +0200
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...pl>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	"bugme-daemon@...nel-bugs.osdl.org" 
	<bugme-daemon@...nel-bugs.osdl.org>, ranko@...dernet.net
Subject: Re: [NET]: gen_estimator: fix locking and timer related bugs [Re:
 [Bugme-new] [Bug 8668] New: HTB Deadlock]

Patrick McHardy wrote:
> [NET]: gen_estimator: fix locking and timer related bugs
> 


That one still left a race, we could be reinitalizing the timer
while it is still running. This patch additionally makes sure
each timer is only initialized once.


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